Ning Xihua shook her head sensibly, and said to Concubine Sun in a gentle tone, "I'm sorry for making you worry. I came here to pay my respects to you today, but it's my fault that you have to go to the Imperial Hospital for such a minor illness."

Hearing this, the fourth princess was obviously relieved and relaxed completely.

Ning Xihua rolled her eyes inwardly and continued, "But I really don't feel well, and I'm afraid that I'll pass my illness on to the queen, so I'm going to take my leave now."

The fourth princess didn't expect Ning Xihua to leave so soon, and she quickly spoke up to stop her: "My princess, you are too polite. Since you are not feeling well, why don't you rest for a while before leaving."

Concubine Sun Gui glanced at the Fourth Princess' anxious expression, then turned to look at Ning Xihua, who looked a little weak, and immediately understood something.

She patted Ning Xihua's hand and said with concern: "Good boy, I'm sorry for your trouble. Your health is the most important thing. If you are not feeling well, go home and rest. When you are better, I will invite you to the palace to talk."

The Fourth Princess wanted to say something, but Concubine Sun Gui gave her a look and she immediately fell silent.

Ning Xihua smiled, thanked Concubine Sun, and then bowed and left.

After Ning Xihua left, Concubine Sun Gui swept the cup she had drunk from to the ground, slammed the table and said angrily: "You are so bold!"

The palace maids were so frightened that they fell to the ground. The fourth princess was also startled by the shouting and dared not speak.

"I really gave birth to a good daughter! Who gave you the guts to do something in my palace? I think you are too comfortable being a princess!"

The fourth princess was so frightened that she dared not raise her head. She could only speak timidly: "I just want her to be embarrassed so that she won't be found out..."

Concubine Sun was furious: "How dare you talk back!"

"Do you think we are all fools? No matter whether we can find out or not, as long as it happened in my Hanzhang Palace, how can I escape responsibility? Not to mention your father, even the anger of Prince Ning's Mansion is enough to make us mother and son drink a pot of wine!"

The fourth princess was not convinced and said, "I am a princess of the royal family. How can I be inferior to a princess like her? It's just the Ning Palace. Don't they have to do whatever my father says?"

In the heart of the fourth princess, her mother was the de facto ruler of the harem, she was the most favored princess, and her third brother was the most favored prince. The prince's health was getting worse year by year, and her third brother would definitely inherit the throne in the future.

Ning Wangfu was just a minister. Her father said that if the emperor wanted her minister to die, she had to die. Ning Xihua was just a fool princess. How could she be favored by her father and mother and show off in front of her all day long?

Concubine Sun Gui began to regret why she put all her energy on Su Xu, and raised such a foolish daughter who was arrogant, naive and ignorant of the overall situation.

She was so angry that she pressed her temples and didn't want to get involved with the Fourth Princess anymore. "Go back and reflect on your behavior. You are not allowed to leave the palace unless necessary!"

Ning Xihua had just left Hanzhang Palace when Song Yi behind her couldn't help herself.

"Princess..." Song Yi asked in a low voice.

Song Yi realized that something was wrong when Ning Xihua started complaining about feeling dizzy. Her princess had been staying in Tingfeng Tower or the palace these days, living in luxury and never getting exposed to the wind. How could she have caught a cold and become dizzy?

"Nothing, let's go home first."

Ning Xihua led his men and walked quickly towards the palace gate, just wanting to return home before the effect of the medicine took effect.

It wasn't that she was feeling maternal and wanted to let the Fourth Princess go, but she knew that the effect of the medicine would probably only make her look bad and would not harm her health.

Judging from the way the Fourth Princess tried to keep her, the effect of the medicine would probably take some time to take effect. If she waited in Hanzhang Palace, she was afraid that this person would have been thrown out before the imperial physician arrived.

In the end, even the arrival of the imperial physician was of no avail. Since she had not suffered any harm, it would be of no use even if the Fourth Princess was exposed.

At most, the Fourth Princess would be scolded, and then given some rewards to appease her. This would not hurt the Fourth Princess at all.

Since she couldn't hit the target in one shot, she didn't want to fulfill the Fourth Princess' wish and embarrass herself in front of so many people.

The palace gate was already in sight in the distance, and Ning Xihua felt relieved a little.

As long as you leave the palace and get on your own carriage, there will be no problem.

She had been feeling hot all over, her head was a little dizzy, and she walked as if she was floating. Song Yi had to walk the last part of the way by herself.

When she was almost at the palace gate, she saw a procession of processions coming towards her from the gate.

Song Yi, who was holding her, reminded her softly, "It's the crown prince's ceremonial guard."

Ning Xihua uttered an "oh" and felt her mind go numb. However, she subconsciously knew that she had to perform formal formalities when meeting the Crown Prince, so she knelt down mechanically with the help of Song Yi.

She was expecting the crown prince's procession to pass by so that she could leave the palace immediately, but she did not expect that the procession would stop beside her.

In the carriage, Su Bi heard the young eunuch say that the person kneeling in front was Princess Yuexi, and she subconsciously asked the palace servants to stop the carriage.

He got off the sedan, looking pale and weak. He gently helped Ning Xihua up and motioned for her to get up without any formalities.

"It's been a while since I last saw Princess Yuexi. I wonder how she is doing these days."

The greetings were very unfamiliar and polite, as if the person who had overslept with him and pressed on the corner of his clothes a few days ago was not her.

If it were any other time, Ning Xihua would have already complained about the other person's two faces in her heart. But now she felt something was wrong with her body, and she had no intention of talking to him. She just tried to maintain her balance and stood up.

Unexpectedly, she was unsteady when she stood up and stumbled forward.

Su Bi immediately stepped forward and grabbed her arm to steady her body, but he himself looked as if he had been shocked and even coughed twice.

Song Yi quickly apologized and wanted to take Ning Xihua from the prince.

But Ning Xihua seemed to be possessed by a demon. She grabbed Su Bi's arm, raised her head and stared at Su Bi's face, muttering woodenly, "Beauty..."

He looked like a playboy who was blinded by beauty.

Song Yi's heart broke, knowing that something was not right with the princess. She forcibly tried to pry open her princess' fingers to make her look less awkward and rude.

Who knew that Ning Xihua held it so tightly that it couldn't be pried open at all, and Song Yi was in a dilemma.

Su Bi was a little surprised, but when she saw Ning Xihua's eyes wide open, she realized that something was wrong with her, so she asked Song Yi, "Where did you come from, Princess?"

Ning Xihua had been in Tingfenglou for a few days. Song Yi knew that the princess had a close relationship with the prince. She immediately replied, "Palace Hanzhang, the princess is feeling a little unwell. She will take her leave and go back home."

Ning Xihua grabbed the person's arm and refused to give in. She threw herself at him and said, "Beauty... hehe... you are so beautiful..."

Ning Xihua's voice was not loud, and only Song Yi and Su Bi who were standing beside her heard it. But Song Yi was so anxious that she almost cried. She didn't know what was wrong with the princess. There were so many people coming and going at the gate of the palace. What if the news got out?

Su Bi made a prompt decision and ordered Song Yi: "The princess is not feeling well. You help her get on my sedan chair. This place is close to my Linhua Palace, where there are always imperial doctors on standby."

Song Yi thanked the Crown Prince and immediately helped Ning Xihua onto the sedan chair. Although she said she helped, in reality, Ning Xihua was almost hanging on Su Bi's body. Song Yi could only support Ning Xihua from the other side, and then she and the Crown Prince got her onto the sedan chair.

Of course, to outsiders it seemed that Princess Yuexi was unwell, so her maid helped her onto the sedan chair, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince supported her weakly beside her.